KABUL A bombing and a shooting attack in Kabul killed at least two people Wednesday, including the head of an independent Afghan elections watchdog, officials said. The attacks are the latest in relentless violence in Afghanistan even as the Taliban and Afghan government negotiators hold talks in Qatar, trying to hammer out a peace […]
At least two people have been killed in a bomb attack that was followed by a shooting in Kabul.
Unknown gunmen shot and killed Mohammad Yousuf Rasheed, the head of an independent Afghan elections watchdog on Wednesday, said Ferdaws Faramarz, a spokesman for Kabul’s police chief.
The shooting took place when Rasheed, the executive director of the NGO, Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan, was on his way to work.
His driver was wounded and taken to hospital, Faramarz said.
In a separate attack, a police vehicle was targeted by a sticky bomb in the eastern part of the capital.
KABUL Separate bombing and shooting attacks in Afghanistan s capital left at least three people dead Wednesday, including the head of an independent elections watchdog, officials said. The attacks are the latest amid relentless violence in the country even as Taliban and Afghan government negotiators hold talks in Qatar, trying to hammer out a peace deal that could put an end to decades of war. Unknown gunmen shot and killed Mohammad Yousuf Rasheed, executive director of the non-governmental Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan, said Ferdaws Faramarz, spokesman for Kabul s police chief. The attack took place during Rasheed s morning commute to FEFA s office in Kabul, he said. Rasheed s driver later died in a hospital from his wounds, Faramarz said.
Afghan official: Bomb, shooting attacks in Kabul kill three stripes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stripes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Afghan official: Bomb, shooting attack in Kabul kill two
Unknown gunmen shot and killed Mohammad Yousuf Rasheed, executive director of the non-governmental Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan, said Ferdaws Faramar.
Share Via Email
| A+A A- By Associated Press
KABUL: A bombing and a shooting attack in Kabul killed at least two people Wednesday, including the head of an independent Afghan elections watchdog, officials said.
The attacks are the latest in relentless violence in Afghanistan even as the Taliban and Afghan government negotiators hold talks in Qatar, trying to hammer out a peace deal that could put an end to decades of war.